Turkey
BeIN F1 deal completes Qatari U-turn, takes investment past $1.3bn
After beIN walked away from its F1 rights in 2019, Qatar has since re-embraced F1, with the most recent investment being beIN's 10-year deal for F1 media rights in Mena and Turkey.
BeIN secures Turkish Süper Lig rights with improved bid as Saran cries foul
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has been awarded a clean sweep of Turkish Süper Lig rights but the scrapping of the initial tender has been met with strong resistance from Saran Media, which warns it will “take all legal steps”.
TFF calls for new Turkish Süper Lig bids as tender scrapped
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and the Saran Media agency must deliver fresh bids for Turkish Süper Lig rights after the initial invitation to tender was scrapped by the Turkish Football Federation …
BeIN recaptures F1 in Mena, adds Turkey in major 10-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a 10-year deal for exclusive F1 rights across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, five years on from dropping rights in the Mena region over piracy concerns.
Half of Sport1 sold to Turkey’s Acunmedya for €30m
Turkish media group Acunmedya has bought a 50-per-cent stake in German sports broadcaster Sport1 for €30m ($32.5m) following an agreement struck with owner Highlight Communications.
BeIN and Saran Media vie for Turkish Süper Lig
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) is to weigh up domestic rights bids to the country’s Süper Lig from pay-television operator beIN Sports and Saran Media, SportBusiness understands.
Istanbul primed for 2027 European Games as EOC looks to stable future
The fourth edition of the European Games is staying in the east of the continent, with Turkey all but confirmed as the host country
TRT to offer broad free window for Uefa club competitions in Turkey
Uefa club football is to be shown free-to-air in Turkey in the next cycle, after public broadcaster TRT picked up the rights to all three competitions.
TFF sets Valentine’s Day deadline for Turkish Süper Lig domestic bids
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has launched an invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights to the top-tier Süper Lig and second-tier 1st League for the next three seasons.
Team steals march on Turkish Süper Lig with rights tender launches
Team Marketing has kicked off the sales processes in Turkey for broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions, stealing a march on the Turkish Football Federation before it issues the Turkish Süper Lig tender.
TFF prepares ground for broadcast tender on back of league format revamp
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) is to launch a new broadcast tender after finalising plans for a new league format, including play-offs, following a five-month consultation process.
Turkish Basketball Federation adds TikTok as new sponsor
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has signed a sponsorship deal with short-form video platform TikTok, which becomes the official entertainment partner of the Super League club competition
BeIN retains Coupe de France rights in international markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
1190 Sports secures first Turkish coverage for Brazilian top flight
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has signed an agreement with Turkish pay-television broadcaster D-Smart to show the top-tier Brasileiro Serie A…
Turkish lower leagues agree long-term rights deal with Fuchs
Fuchs Sports has acquired domestic live and highlights broadcast rights to Turkish football’s third-tier TFF 2. Lig and fourth-tier TFF 3. Lig over the next five seasons.
Saran nets Davis Cup rights in Turkey to 2024
The Saran Media Group agency has secured exclusive pay-television rights for the Davis Cup in Turkey from Kosmos Global Tennis for three years, from 2022-24
BeIN recommits to EFL in two-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured English Football League (EFL) broadcast rights in a host of its territories in a deal covering the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, SportBusiness understands
Saran becomes LaLiga’s new home in Turkey in five-year deal
The Saran Media Group agency has agreed a five-season deal in Turkey with LaLiga for broadcast rights to the top two divisions of Spanish club football